The New York Times is tracking the human toll of the conflict in this feature. The primary source is the online video that has allowed a widening war to be documented like no other, and posts try to put the video into context.
Edited by Liam Stack

The Iranian state-run English channel, Press TV, said on Wednesday that one of its journalists, Maya Naser, had been killed by a sniper in Damascus. A video report from last week showed him embedded with Syrian forces on the conflict's front lines.

Similar to Syria's own state news channel, the Iranian state-run English channel, Press TV, has covered the worsening conflict by embedding reporters with Syrian forces. On Wednesday, the station said one of its journalists, Maya Naser, had been shot and killed by a sniper while reporting on violence in Damascus. A video report by Mr. Naser last week showed him traveling with army forces and interviewing another journalist, wounded by rebel fire, who appeared to harbor pro-government sympathies.

This video in context

What We Know

The Iranian news channel reported Mr. Naser's death following twin blasts in the capital and said he had been in the middle of covering the violence when he was shot. The station said Hussein Murtada, its Damascus bureau chief who was wounded last week, was also injured on Wednesday.

What We Don't Know

The circumstances of Mr. Naser's death could not be independently confirmed, nor could details included in his reporting from Damascus.

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Mr. Naser has contributed to many reports from Damascus to Press TV. Iran's state-financed Arabic channel, Al Alam, on Wednesday broadcast what it described as the last images of the journalist before he was killed. Mr. Naser can be seen walking near emergency vehicles and crouching with armed men.

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